A display device includes a display element, an image compensation element, and a backlight module. The display element includes a main display region and a periphery display region located at one side of the main display region, each of the main display region and the periphery display region includes a plurality of pixels. The image compensation element includes a compensation portion corresponding to the periphery display region, and the image compensation element extends an image of the periphery display region to one side of the periphery display region away from the main display region. The backlight module provides first light beams to the main display region and second light beams to the periphery display region, and an intensity of the first light beams is smaller than an intensity of the second light beams.
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1. A display device, comprising:
a display element comprising a main display region and a periphery display region located at one side of the main display region, the main display region comprising a plurality of pixels, the periphery display region comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein a pixel density of the periphery display region increases along a first direction, and the first direction points away from the main display region toward the periphery display region;
an image compensation element comprising a compensation portion corresponding to the periphery display region, and the image compensation element extending an image of the periphery display region to one side of the periphery display region away from the main display region;
a backlight module providing first light beams to the main display region and providing second light beams to the periphery display region, and an intensity of the first light beams being smaller than an intensity of the second light beams.
18. A joint display, comprising:
at least two display elements joining each other, one of the at least two display elements comprising a main display region and a periphery display region located one side of the main display region, the main display region comprising a plurality of pixels, the periphery display region comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein a pixel density of the periphery display region increases along a first direction, and the first direction points away from the main display region toward the periphery display region;
an image compensation element comprising a compensation portion corresponding to the periphery display region, and the image compensation element extending the image of the periphery display region to one side of the periphery display region away from the main display region; and
a backlight module providing first light beams to the main display region and providing second light beams to the periphery display region, and an intensity of the first light beams being smaller than an intensity of the second light beams.
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This application is related to a U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/164,139 and entitled “APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING IMAGE OF DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME”, a U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/164,140 and entitled “APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING IMAGE OF DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME”, a U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/164,136 and entitled “APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING IMAGE OF DISPLAY, DISPLAY AND JOINT DISPLAY”, and a U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/164,137 and entitled “DISPLAY ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND JOINT DISPLAY”. This application also claims the foreign priority application filed in Taiwan as Serial No. 102104488 on Feb. 5, 2013, the foreign priority application filed in Taiwan as Serial No. 102104492 on Feb. 5, 2013, and Serial No. 102135219 on Sep. 27, 2013. These related applications are incorporated herein by reference
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a display device, a joint display including at least two of the display device and a backlight light module used in the display device.
2. Description of Related Art
Display devices are widely used in consumer electronic products. An increasing need is to provide a big display device for displaying an image having big size. Yet, the big display device is expensive. Thus, there is a need for providing a number of display devices having limited sizes to cooperatively display the image having big size, and a need for providing a backlight module used in the display devices.
The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of at least one embodiment. In the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the various views.
Reference will now be made to the drawings to describe various embodiments in detail.
The image compensation element 12 is located above the display element 11, such as on a display surface of the display element 11. The image compensation element 12 includes a compensation portion 120 corresponding to the periphery display region 112 and a transmission portion 122 connected to the periphery portion 112. The compensation portion 120 extends an image of the periphery display region 112 to one side of the periphery display region 112 away from the main display region 110. In detail, the compensation portion 120 extends the image of the periphery display region 112 to the non-display region 114. The compensation portion 120 includes an arc-shaped surface which defines a convex lens structure. The compensation portion 120 covers the periphery display region 112 and is projected at one side of the periphery display region 112 away from the main display region 110. In this embodiment, the compensation portion 120 fully covers the periphery display region 112 and the non-display region 114. The transmission portion 122 covers the main display region 110 and includes a flat light incident surface and a flat light emitting surface parallel to the flat light incident surface.
In this embodiment, the display element 11 can be display panel, such as liquid crystal display panel and organic light-emitting diode display panel.
Furthermore, the density of the pixels 116 in the periphery display region 112 increases along a direction away from the main display region 110. For example, a density of the pixels 116 in the periphery portion 112 at the right side of
When working, light emitted from the main display region 110 are substantially changelessly transmitted through the transmission portion 122. The compensation portion 120 changes the transmitting direction of the light emitted from the periphery display region 112 to extend an image of pixels 116 in the periphery display region 112 to one side of the periphery display region 112 (the non-display region 114). The compensation portion 120 amplifies the image of the pixels 116 in the periphery display region 112 to make an image of each pixel 116 in the periphery display region 112 is substantially equal to an image of each pixel 116 in the main display region 110 in size.
The compensation portion 120 extends the image of periphery display region 112 to the non-display region 114, thus, an image displayed by the display element 11 is larger than a sum of the main display region 110 and the periphery display region 112. Furthermore, the non-display region 114 is invisible to a viewer, thus, the display device 10 has a frame-less displaying effect.
The compensation 220 includes a number of light guiding channels 224. The light guiding channels 224 amplify images of pixels 216 in the periphery display region 212 and extend the images to one side of the periphery display region 212. An amplifying ratio of the images increase along a positive X direction which is away from a main display region 210.
In detail, the compensation portion 220 includes a light incident surface 2200 and a light emitting surface 2202. The light incident surface 2200 corresponds to the periphery display region 212. An orthogonal projection of the light emitting surface 2202 on the display element 21 is larger than the light incident surface 2200. The light guiding channel 224 extend from the light incident surface 2200 to the light emitting surface 2202. A section area of the light guiding channel 224 increases along the direction from the light incident surface 2200 to the light emitting surface 2202. The light guiding channel 224 extends from the periphery display region 212 to one side of the periphery display region 212 away from the main display region 210. A section of the compensation portion 220 is an obtuse triangle. The compensation portion 20 further includes an inclined surface 2204 connected to the support portion 222. An end of the light emitting surface 2202 is connected to the light incident surface 2200, the other end of the light emitting surface 2202 is connected to the inclined surface 2204. An included angle between the inclined surface 2204 and the light incident surface 2200 is an obtuse angle.
In this embodiment, the light guiding channels 224 includes a number of optical guiding fibers 226.
In other embodiment, the light guiding channels 224 may include a number of optical fibers, a light guide plate, and so on.
As the image compensation element 12 of the display device 10 defines a convex lens structure, light emitted from the image compensation element 12 is disordered and scattered, which makes the image amplified by the image compensation element 12 has a relatively bad definition. On the contrary, the image compensation element 22 has a number of light guiding channels 224 independent from each other, light emitted from the image compensation element 22 will not be disordered and scattered, which makes image amplified by the image compensation element 22 has a relatively high definition.
A main display region of the display element 51 includes a first side 501, a second side 502 adjacent to the first side 501, a third side 503 opposite to the first side 501, and a forth side 504 opposite to the second side 502. A first periphery display region 505 is adjacent to the first side 501. A length of the pixel 516 in the first periphery display region 505 is equal to a length of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, a width of the pixel 516 in the first periphery display region 505 is smaller than a width of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, and widths of the pixels 516 in the first periphery display region 505 decrease along a direction away from the main display region 510. The first periphery display region 505 includes pixels 516a adjacent to the main display region 510 (in other words, nearest to the main display region 510). A width W1 of the pixel 516a is smaller than a width W2 of the pixels 516 in the main display region 510 at one third, that is, W1=W2−⅓W2=⅔W2. The first periphery display region 505 further includes each two adjacent pixels 516b, 516c arranged in a same row along a direction away from the main display region 510. The pixel 516b is nearer to the main display region 510 relative to the pixel 516c. A width W3 of the pixel 516c is smaller than a width W4 of the pixels 516b at one third, that is, W3=W4−⅓W4=⅔W4.
A second periphery display region 506 is adjacent to the second side 502. A width of the pixel 516 in the second periphery display region 506 is equal to a width of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, a length of the pixel 516 in the second periphery display region 506 is smaller than a length of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, and lengths of the pixels 516 in the second periphery display region 506 decrease along a direction away from the main display region 510. The second periphery display region 506 includes pixels 516a adjacent to the main display region 510 (in other words, nearest to the main display region 510). A length L1 of the pixel 516a is smaller than a length L2 of the pixels 516 in the main display region 510 at one third, that is, L1=L2−⅓L2=⅔L2. The second periphery display region 506 further includes each two adjacent pixels 516b, 516c arranged in a same column along a direction away from the main display region 510. The pixel 516b is nearer to the main display region 510 relative to the pixel 516c. A length L3 of the pixel 516c is smaller than a length L4 of the pixels 516b at one third, that is, L3=L4−⅓L4=⅔L4.
A third periphery display region 507 is adjacent to the third side 503. A length of the pixel 516 in the third periphery display region 507 is equal to a length of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, a width of the pixel 516 in the third periphery display region 507 is smaller than a width of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, and widths of the pixels 516 in the third periphery display region 507 decrease along a direction away from the main display region 510. The third periphery display region 507 includes pixels 516a adjacent to the main display region 510 (in other words, nearest to the main display region 510). A width W1 of the pixel 516a is smaller than a width W2 of the pixels 516 in the main display region 510 at one third, that is, W1=W2−⅓W2=⅔W2. The third periphery display region 507 further includes each two adjacent pixels 516b, 516c arranged in a same row along a direction away from the main display region 510. The pixel 516b is nearer to the main display region 510 relative to the pixel 516c. A width W3 of the pixel 516c is smaller than a width W4 of the pixels 516b at one third, that is, W3=W4−⅓W4=⅔W4.
A fourth periphery display region 508 is adjacent to the fourth side 504. A width of the pixel 516 in the fourth periphery display region 508 is equal to a width of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, a length of the pixel 516 in the fourth periphery display region 508 is smaller than a length of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, and lengths of the pixels 516 in the fourth periphery display region 508 decrease along a direction away from the main display region 510. The fourth periphery display region 508 includes pixels 516a adjacent to the main display region 510 (in other words, nearest to the main display region 510). A length L1 of the pixel 516a is smaller than a length L2 of the pixels 516 in the main display region 510 at one third, that is, L1=L2−⅓L2=⅔L2. The fourth periphery display region 508 further includes each two adjacent pixels 516b, 516c arranged in a same column along a direction away from the main display region 510. The pixel 516b is nearer to the main display region 510 relative to the pixel 516c. A length L3 of the pixel 516c is smaller than a length L4 of the pixels 516b at one third, that is, L3=L4−⅓L4=⅔L4.
A fifth periphery display region 509 is adjacent to each corner of the main display region 510. A width of the pixel 516 in the fifth periphery display region 509 is smaller than a width of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, a length of the pixel 516 in the fifth periphery display region 509 is smaller than a length of the pixel 516 in the main display region 510, and widths and lengths of the pixels 516 in the fifth periphery display region 508 both decrease along a direction away from the main display region 510. The fifth periphery display region 509 includes pixels 516d adjacent to the main display region 510 (in other words, nearest to the main display region 510). A length L1 of the pixel 516d is smaller than a length L2 of the pixels 516 in the main display region 510 at one third, that is, L1=L2−⅓L2=⅔L2. A width W1 of the pixel 516d is smaller than a width W2 of the pixels 516 in the main display region 510 at one third, that is, W1=W2−⅓W2=⅔W2. The fifth periphery display region 509 further includes each two adjacent pixels 516e, 516f arranged in a same column or in a same row along a direction away from the main display region 510. The pixel 516e is nearer to the main display region 510 relative to the pixel 516f. A length L3 of the pixel 516f is smaller than a length L4 of the pixels 516e at one third, that is, L3=L4−⅓L4=⅔L4. A width W3 of the pixel 516f is smaller than a width W4 of the pixels 516e at one third, that is, W3=W4−⅓W4=⅔W4.
Furthermore, spaces between pixels 516 in the periphery display regions 505 through 509 is smaller than spaces between pixels 516 in the main display region 510, and spaces between pixels 516 in the periphery display regions 505 through 509 decrease along a direction away from the main display region 510. In this embodiment, each space D1 between pixels 516 in the periphery display regions 505 through 509 is smaller than a space D2 between pixels 516 which is next to the space D1 along a direction towards the main display region 510 at one third, that is, D1=D2−⅓D2=⅔D2.
In detail, for making sure that an image of each pixel 516 in the periphery display regions 505 through 509 after being amplified by the image compensation element 12 or 22 is substantially equal to an image of each pixel 516 in the main display region 510, an image of pixel 516 in the first or third periphery display region 505, 507 only needs to be amplified in a widthwise direction, and does not needs to be amplified in a lengthwise direction; an image of pixel 516 in the second or fourth periphery display region 506, 508 only needs to be amplified in a lengthwise direction, and does not needs to be amplified in a widthwise direction; and an image of pixel 516 in the fifth periphery display region 509 needs to be amplified both in a widthwise direction and in a lengthwise direction.
When the image compensation element 12 having a convex lens structure is used on the display element 51, the light emitting surface of the image compensation element 12 needs to have different radians corresponding to different periphery display regions 505 through 509, so that an image of each pixel 516 in the periphery display regions 505 through 509 after being amplified by the image compensation element 12 is substantially equal to an image of each pixel 516 in the main display region 510.
When the image compensation element 22 is used on the display element 51, different light guiding channels of the image compensation element 22 corresponding to different periphery display regions 505 through 509 have different structures and different amplifying effect so that image of each pixel 516 in the periphery display regions 505 through 509 after being amplified by the image compensation element 12 is substantially equal to an image of each pixel 516 in the main display region 510.
The compensation portions 520, 521 are jointed together by glue or other connecting agent, and are fixed to the display element 51 by glue or other connecting agent.
The pixels 516 in the first and third periphery display regions 505 and 507 are only smaller than pixels 516 in the main display region 510 in width, the pixels 516 in the second and fourth periphery display regions 506 and 508 are only smaller than pixels 516 in the main display region 510 in length, and the pixels 516 in the fifth periphery display regions 509 are smaller than pixels 516 in the main display region 510 both in length and width. In this way, when the display element 51 is made, there is only a need to make gaps between horizontal driving lines and vertical driving lines for driving the pixels 516 (such as scan lines and data lines of a liquid crystal display panel) in the periphery display regions 505 through 509 smaller than that in the main display region 510. Thus, it is relatively simple to make the display element 51.
In another embodiment, the compensation portions 520 corresponding to the fifth periphery display regions 509 includes light guiding channels and light guiding fibers similar to the light guiding channels and light guiding fibers of compensation portions 521 corresponding to the first through fourth periphery display regions 505 through 508. As the pixels 516 is very small in size, people cannot distinguish the difference between the sizes of images of the pixels 516 in the fifth periphery display region 509 and that in the first through fourth periphery display region 505 through 508, thus, the display device can still have a good display effect.
A length of the pixel 916 in the periphery display regions 905, 907 at left and right side of the display element 91 is equal to a length of the pixel 916 in a main display region 910, a width of the pixel 916 in the periphery display regions 905, 907 is smaller than a width of the pixel 916 in the main display region 910, and widths of the pixels 916 in the periphery display regions 905, 907 are equal to each other. A width of the pixel 916 in the periphery display regions 906, 908 at top and bottom side of the display element 91 is equal to a width of the pixel 916 in the main display region 910, a length of the pixel 916 in the periphery display regions 906, 908 is smaller than a length of the pixel 916 in the main display region 910, and lengths of the pixels 916 in the periphery display regions 906, 908 are equal to each other. A width of the pixel 916 in the periphery display regions 909 at the corners of the display element 91 is equal to a width of the pixel 916 in the periphery display regions 905 and 907, and a length of the pixel 516 in the periphery display regions 909 is equal to a length of the pixel 916 in the periphery display regions 906 and 908.
All the above mentioned image compensation elements, optimally, the image compensation element 52 of
The backlight module 33 supplies light to the display element 31, wherein an intensity of first light beams to the main display region 310 is smaller than an intensity of second light beams to the periphery display region 312. In this embodiment, the backlight module 33 is a surface light surface and includes a main emitting region 301 and a periphery emitting region 302 located one side of the main emitting region 301. The intensity of the first light beams emitting from the main emitting region 301 is smaller than the intensity of the second light beams emitted from the periphery display region 302.
In this embodiment, the backlight module 33 includes light sources 332, a light guiding plate 330, and a brightness enhancement element 334 corresponding to the periphery display region 312. The brightness enhancement element 334 is a number of micro-members formed on the light guiding plate 330. The brightness enhancement element 334 is optimally prisms, V-shaped grooves, and columnar lens.
As the second light beams expand to one side of the periphery display region 312 by the image compensation element 32 and become weak, it is need to make the intensity of first light beams to the main display region 310 smaller than the intensity of second light beams to the periphery display region 312, so that an intensity of the image displayed by the display device 30 is uniform.
The display elements 451, 491 can be jointed together. The image compensation elements 452, 492 can be jointed together to form a single image compensation element.
As the image compensation elements 452, 492 cover the non-display regions of each display elements 451, 491, the non-display regions are invisible and have no effects to the display effect of the joint display 45, 49. In this way, the display effect of the joint display 45, 49 is enhanced.
The display unit 61 includes a display surface divided into a display region 611 and a non-display region 612. The display region 611 is constructed by pixel units. The non-display region 612 surrounds the display region 611. The display region 611 includes a main display region 611a and a periphery display region 611b located one side of the main display region 611a.
The lens 613 at least covers the periphery display region 611b and parts of the non-display region 612 for enlarging an image of the periphery display region 611b. In this embodiment, the lens 613 covers the whole display surface, including the display region 611 and the non-display region 612. The lens 613 includes a flat transmission portion 613a and a converging portion 613b. The flat transmission portion 613a corresponds to the main display region 611a. The converging portion 613b corresponds to the periphery display region 611b and the non-display region 612. A transmission direction of the light emitted from the main display region 611a keeps constant after entering the flat transmission portion 613a. The light emitted from the periphery display regions 611b changes a transmission direction and is converged after entering the converging portion 613b. In this way, light emitted from the flat transmission portion 613a and the converging portion 613b are substantially parallel to each other. In this embodiment, the converging portion 613b has a arc surface and is a convex lens.
The backlight module 620 includes light sources 621 and a light guiding plate 622. The light guiding plate 622 includes a light incident surface 622a and a light emitting surface 622b adjacent to the light incident surface 622a. The light emitting surface 622b is located right below the display region 611 and a size of the light emitting surface 622b corresponds to a size of the display region 611. Light emitted from the light sources 610 enters the light guiding plate 622 and is guided to the display panel 610 by the light guiding plate 622, for the display panel 610 can display image. In this embodiment, the backlight module 620 is a side lighted backlight module, in other embodiment, the backlight module 620 can also be a direct type backlight module.
Light emitted from the backlight module 620 includes first light beams E1 irradiated to the main display region 611a and second light beams E2 irradiated to the periphery display region 611b. An intensity of the first light beams E1 is smaller than an intensity of the second light beams E2.
In this embodiment, the first brightness enhancement element 623 is a brightness enhancement film. The brightness enhancement film is a transparent poly(ethylene terephthalate) optical film and a surface of the brightness enhancement film has a pattern formed by acrylic resin.
In other embodiment, the first brightness enhancement element 623 can includes a number of ladder-shaped grooves.
In other embodiment, the backlight module 620 can also includes diffusion pieces, reflection pieces, and so on. The first brightness enhancement element 623 can also be located on other optical pieces adjacent to the display panel 610, such as on an upper diffusion piece.
For increasing an intensity of the light emitted from the backlight 720 corresponding to a periphery display region 711b, a number of light sources 721 corresponding to the periphery display region 711b is increased, or an intensity of the light emitted from the light sources 721 corresponding to the periphery display region 711b is increased. In this way, an intensity of light irradiated to the periphery display region 711b is greater than an intensity of light irradiated to a main display region 711a. In other embodiment, the first brightness enhancement element 723 can also be removed.
In other embodiment, the periphery display region 811b does not surrounds the main display region 811a and just located on two opposite sides of the main display region 811a.
A dot density of the first region 934 is the same as a dot density of the second region 936, but a size of each dot 938 in the first region 934 is smaller than a size of each dot 938 in the second region 936. In detail, a size of each dot 938 (an area that each dot 938 occupies) in the second region 936 is 1.5 to 4 times to that in the first region 934.
As the dots 938 in the second region 936 are relatively big, an brightness of the backlight module 93 corresponding to the periphery display region 912′ is increased, and an intensity of first light beams provided to the main display region 910′ is smaller than an intensity of second light beams provided to the periphery display region 912′.
In other embodiment, joint display 44 and 48 can also use the display device and backlight modules shown in
It is to be understood that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only; and that changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts, within the principles of the embodiments, to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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